New Head of the PAP Police Station

On Thursday, October 21, 2024, Divisional Commissioner Luckner Dumond, Departmental Director of West-1, installed Commissioner Junior Lacombe as the new head of the Port-au-Prince Police Station. During the installation ceremony, Lacombe called on all police officers and the population to collaborate to better address security challenges.

Mexico condemns

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico condemns the acts of violence that have occurred in recent days in Haiti, perpetrated by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, the metropolitan area and in the Artibonite department.

Important working session with the PM

Prime Minister Garry Conille held an important working session this week with members of the National Conference Commission and representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Haiti. This session focused on priority actions relating to the implementation of the National Conference and Constitutional Reform Projects.

Taiwan doubles rice yield in southern Haiti

Since 2019, the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) has been supporting the Association of Planters and Breeders of Warf Massey (ASPEWM) in the Southern Province, through the Rice Production Improvement Project. By creating a Rice Multi-Service Center. The TTM provides facilities for drying, milling and storing rice, thus improving processing efficiency and reducing costs. Through these efforts, ASPEWM has increased rice yields from 1.8 to 3.9 tons per hectare and expanded into activities such as selling ice cream and cold drinks since the project was implemented. Recently, ASPEWM secured an order for 50 tons of white rice to support the National School Canteen Program.

RAM and Boukman Eksperyans in Paris

As part of the promotion of Haitian culture in France, the Haitian Embassy in Paris hosted the groups RAM and “Boukman Eksperyans”, for a warm exchange with the press and members of the Haitian community as part of their participation in “Ayibobo Mascarade Paris”, an event organized on October 31 by ErnstProd, Imperial Group and “Kouzen Lakay”.

DR : Slight drop in exports with Haiti

Despite the general crisis that Haiti is going through and the strained relations between the two nations of the island, exports from the Dominican Republic to Haiti amounted to 660.1 million dollars for the first 9 months of the year (- 7.1% compared to the same period in 2023). Exports to Haiti represent ± 6.8% of the total exports of the Dominican Republic in the world for this period. Among the nationally manufactured items most in demand in the border territory are cotton t-shirts worth 69.4 million dollars; Portland cement, for 37.4 million and wheat flour for 32.3 million, among other products.

HL/ HaitiLibre